Posted in thread: First Cider - not going as expected on 09-24-2013 at 02:47 AMthat's right. Except it will still go dry unless you pasteurize or something. So having a
sweeter cider is a bit complicated.Even at 1.01 you've got a lot of sugar left to ferment out.
You'd want to p...

Posted in thread: First Cider - not going as expected on 09-21-2013 at 05:20 PMProbably is still fermenting, just because it's not bubbling doesn't mean things aren't
happening.You don't likely need to add more yeast; if you have some nutrient that would be a
better addition. I ...

Posted in thread: First Time Making Cider - Critique My Reciepe on 08-30-2013 at 10:46 AMI still haven't sat down and figured out how to predict changes in OG from amounts of added
sugars. Basically take a gravity reading before adding sugar and then adjust as necessary,
testing the gravi...

Posted in thread: First Time Making Cider - Critique My Reciepe on 08-30-2013 at 03:20 AMEspecially with dry yeast, a starter really isn't needed. The starter in this will just give
you more opportunities for infection. As a newcomer the best idea is to keep it simple. I
started with cide...

Posted in thread: Backsweeten/ bottling question on 08-30-2013 at 03:15 AMThere are a few ways to do it. The most popular would be to sweeten to where you like it by
whatever method (sugar, concentrate etc) and bottle. Then you wait until it's carbed (check it)
and pasteuri...

Posted in thread: BIAB top off water on 07-29-2013 at 05:37 PMI had a beer that I wanted a 90 minute boil on this weekend. Since I could only fit 4 Gallons
in my pot I just used an extra 3qts in a separate vessel and tea-bagged the grains into it to
rinse them o...